Bottom Line: Awesome, quirky, hands-on drip brewer capable of producing the best drip coffee possible. Worth the price, even in light of some astonishingly poor design choices, but if you're in for this much, may as well get a 3rd party carafe when you buy it.

Bottom Line: Best coffee maker I've every purchased and no regrets. For just a little more in cost over others you get hot coffee, neat looks and a quality machine. Save a few weeks more and get the best coffee maker over the others.

Bottom Line: The KBT-741 Moccamaster is an outstanding coffeemaker, as long as you can live with the shortcomings of the new-style thermal carafe (erratic pour, won't fit under coffeemaker with lid attached).